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A high resolution view of a dividing Didinium nasutum. This large ciliate is capable of engulfing Paramecium. It has a thick ectoplasm containing numerous mucocysts embedded in its extensive epiplasm. It's external surface is coated with a layer of bacteria in this dividing cell. The cytoplasm is relatively compact under the conditions of fixation used. Electron opaque vacuoles are scattered in the cytoplasm. (For a more detailed report see Wessenberg and Antipa, Protistologica 4:427-447, 1968). TEM taken on 5/9/69 by M. Sage with Philips 300 operating at 60kV. Neg. 3,120X.

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This digitized image is available for quantitative analysis. Standard glutaraldehyde fixation followed by osmium tetroxide, dehydrated in alcohol and embedded in an epoxy resin. Microtome sections prepared at approximately 75nm thickness. Additional information available at (http://www5.pbrc.hawaii.edu/allen/).